# What’s the deal with state flags?

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> Most Americans wouldn’t recognize their own state flag. They are not very prominent in civic life.

The South Carolina flag is pretty widespread here. Palm tree and crescent moon, so looks like the flag for a Saharan Islamic country.

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